DCAA, DCMA, DPAP to Speak at ACI’s Government Contract Cost & Pricing Conference

Jan. 24, 2013 - PRLog -- American Conference Institute’s 4th Advanced Forum on Government Contract Cost & Pricing is scheduled for April 17-18, 2013 in Arlington, VA.  This unique conference has become the premier benchmarking and networking event of the year for cost or pricing, legal and compliance professionals.

Following extensive research with industry stakeholders and outside advisers, American Conference Institute has assembled a sophisticated program and multi-dimensional speaker faculty, who will discuss the most complex, pressing cost or pricing compliance issues affecting industry’s bottom line in these challenging times.  In addition to CLE and CPE, the 2013 program features a new government, industry and private practice speaker faculty, as well as enhanced networking and Q & A sessions.

Audience members will hear the latest on DCAA’s approach to executive compensation, incurred cost audits, as well first-hand insights on the DCAA-DCMA relationship, new policy and oversight initiatives from:

- Shay Assad, Director, Defense Pricing, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy

- John Shire, Deputy Assistant Director, DCAA Policy & Plans Directorate  

- Patrick J. Higgins, Supervisory Auditor, Mid-Atlantic Region – Compensation Team (RST-6), DCAA

- John J. Bentz, Jr., Program Manager, DCAA Policy and Plans  

- Ronald J. Youngs, Director, Cost and Pricing Center, DCMA

- Steve Trautwein, Deputy Director, Cost and Pricing Center, DCMA

The program also incorporates enhanced networking and benchmarking with new 2013 industry experts from BAE, URS, Oshkosh, Serco, Alion Science & Technology, United Launch Alliance, Orbital, Northrop Grumman, Rolls Royce North America, Balfour Beatty Construction, KBR and  ManTech International.

Given the past success of this event, seats are expected to sell out quickly. Further information on how to register can be obtained by calling 1-888-884-2480 or visiting www.americanconference.com/costpricing

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